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Powder Coating

Axalta Names Jeff Gordon Global Business Advisor

Gordon will become Axalta’s Global Business Advisor, and serve as special advisor to Charlie Shaver, Axalta Chairman and CEO

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Electrocoating

Finding and Installing Liners

We have a small paint tank that needs replaced. We want to use a steel tank but we need to find a liner that is compatible with the electrocoat for insulation and safety of the electrical charge.

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energy

Energy Calculation

How do you calculate the amount of electrical energy in amps-hr. required to deposit one gallon of epoxy electrocoat feed?

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Electrocoating

Epoxy Ecoat Cure Times

Why do epoxy electrocoat materials have a wide cure window in terms of temperature and time?

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Parts Cleaning

Conversion from Iron to Zinc Phosphate

I am currently interested in converting my washer from iron phosphate to zinc phosphate but I was concerned with the hazards of welding over the pretreated steel. I was also wondering if you can “double treat” with zinc phosphate, since the product will still have a layer of phosphate on it prior to wash.

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Parts Cleaning

Repassivation of PH13-8M0

We need to add a slot to a PH13-8MO H1000 part. Do we need to repassivate?

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Parts Cleaning

Methylene Chloride Stripper Recycling

I am wondering about using pure methylene chloride as a paint remover with a water blanket on top to control the fumes and distilling the methylene chloride laden sludge in a solvent distiller to recover it for reuse. Is there any reason this is not commonly done?

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Powder Coating

Powder on the Seacoast

After about 18 months of exposure, the powder coating has deteriorated and broken down. There are areas where the coating is blistering, and exposed metal is beginning to rust. Can you give us any advice or information as to why the coating may have broken down in such a short length of time?

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Powder Coating

The Best Method for Coating Aluminum Extrusions

How do powder coaters paint for less than liquid paint? And which is better, at high volume production, a vertical line, or a horizontal line?

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Powder Coating

Powder on Anodized Aluminum

Is there a powder coating that will hold up to Skydrol 500 B4 and Skydrol LD4

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